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EnergizeLab Eilik CVE-2026-105038

| EUVDEUVD-2026-102434 CRITICAL
Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306)
2026-10-15 AHA
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: AHA
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Reach exposed FastAPI inference service on network
  2. Exploit
    Invoke unauthenticated model-administration API
  3. Execution
    Rewrite config and switch active model
  4. Impact
    Alter or disrupt robot AI inference behavior

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication required for critical functions
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access

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Exploitation Conditions

No authentication is required to reach the AI model administration endpoints of the EnergizeLab Eilik/EilikO FastAPI inference and profiling service; exploitation needs only HTTP reachability to that service with no credentials, user interaction, or non-default configuration (CWE-306, PR:N/UI:N). The key limiting factor is network exposure: this service runs on a consumer desktop robot and typically listens on a local/home network rather than the public internet, so an attacker generally must be on the same LAN - or the device must be deliberately exposed/port-forwarded - to reach the vulnerable endpoint. Affected scope is specifically the Eilik and EilikO inference/profiling service, not a broadly-deployed server platform.

Impact

The supplied CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), which on paper signals a critical, trivially-exploitable, unauthenticated remote flaw - consistent with the CWE-306 'Missing Authentication for Critical Function' classification and the description of admin endpoints exposed without auth. However, the other risk signals that would confirm real-world priority are absent or weak: no EPSS exploitation-probability score is provided, there is no CISA KEV listing (so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis'), no SSVC decision data is supplied, and POC availability cannot be confirmed - one reference is a suggestively-named GitHub repo but its contents are unverified. Two mitigating realities pull the practical risk well below the 9.8 headline: (1) the affected product is the EnergizeLab Eilik/EilikO - a consumer desktop companion robot, not enterprise infrastructure - so blast radius per incident is low; and (2) although CVSS encodes AV:N, the FastAPI inference/profiling service on such a device realistically runs on a home/LAN rather than being internet-facing, so attacker reachability is usually local-network-bounded unless the device is deliberately exposed. Additionally, the claimed confidentiality impact (C:H) is not well supported by the description, which only describes changing configuration and switching the model (integrity/availability), suggesting C:H may be overstated - verify with the reporter. Net assessment: a genuine unauthenticated-access weakness, but a targeted/niche-product issue rather than a widespread enterprise emergency.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with reachability to an Eilik/EilikO robot's FastAPI inference and profiling service sends an HTTP request directly to its model-administration endpoints, which perform no authentication check (CWE-306). The attacker rewrites the AI model configuration or switches the active model at runtime, manipulating or disrupting the robot's AI behavior. No public exploit has been confirmed at time of analysis, though one referenced GitHub repository may contain related material.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 0.6% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 15, 2026

Unauthenticated model administration in the EnergizeLab Eilik and EilikO companion robots allows any party who can reach the on-device FastAPI AI inference and profiling service over the network to alter AI model configuration and swap the model loaded at runtime, with no credentials or user interaction required (CWE-306). The supplied CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H); an independent re-assessment keeps the same unauthenticated, network-reachable vector but rates confidentiality impact as Low and lands on AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H, reflecting that the exposed functions are configuration/administration rather than data-exfiltration endpoints. The practical constraint is exposure: the service runs on a consumer desktop robot that normally listens only on a local or home network, so an attacker generally needs LAN adjacency or a deliberately port-forwarded/exposed device. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing were identified at time of analysis, and no vendor-released patch was identified in the provided data.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch was identified at time of analysis, so remediation must start with exposure control. The primary compensating control is network isolation: keep the Eilik/EilikO inference and profiling service reachable only from a trusted home LAN or an isolated IoT VLAN, and do not port-forward it to the internet or place it on a guest/untrusted segment. If the device or companion app allows it, disable the profiling/AI-admin endpoints entirely or restrict the listening interface to loopback only; the trade-off is that remote management, telemetry and any app-driven model updates that rely on those endpoints will stop working. Where the service must remain reachable on the LAN, enforce source-address restrictions with host firewall rules so only known management hosts can reach the model-administration routes, accepting that LAN-adjacent attackers who can spoof or join the segment still retain access. Because the flaw is missing authentication rather than a bypass, an authenticating reverse proxy or API gateway placed in front of the service can restore access control without modifying the firmware, at the cost of added latency and the operational burden of maintaining that gateway. Monitor for unexpected model changes or configuration resets as a detection measure, and watch the vendor and the referenced public write-up (https://github.com/xn0tsa/your-secrets-are-safe-with-me) for a firmware update; apply it as soon as an exact patched version is published.

Affected VersionsENISA

FastAPI AI inference server n/a

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The affected component is the FastAPI-based AI inference and profiling service shipped with the EnergizeLab Eilik and EilikO consumer robots, represented in the CPE data as cpe:2.3:a:energizelab:fastapi_ai_inference_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (all versions). The root cause is CWE-306, Missing Authentication for Critical Function: the service exposes AI model administration operations - changing model configuration and switching which model is active at runtime - as HTTP endpoints that are reachable without any authentication check. Because FastAPI services typically bind to a network interface and expose documented or discoverable routes, an attacker on the same subnet can enumerate and invoke these administrative functions directly. The AI model pipeline is the trust boundary here: substituting or reconfiguring the model affects the robot's behavior and, depending on downstream code that consumes model output, the integrity and availability of the device's core functionality. The mismatch between the supplied score (C:H) and the independently assessed score (C:L) stems from the nature of the exposed functionality: it is administrative control over model selection and configuration, not direct access to stored user data.

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Severity by source

Vendor (AHA) PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 9.4 CRITICAL

Unauthenticated, network-reachable admin endpoint gives AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N; described impact is config change and runtime model switch (I:H, A:H), with only limited confidentiality exposure (C:L), so input C:H appears overstated.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (AHA).

CVSS VectorVendor: AHA

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

The EnergizeLab Eilik and EilikO FastAPI AI inference and profiling services expose AI model administration functions without authentication. An unauthenticated remote attacker can change AI model configuration and switch the model in use at runtime.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

EnergizeLab's Eilik and EilikO companion robots expose an unauthenticated network service that allows anyone able to reach the device to replace the AI model it runs at runtime, with no credentials or user interaction required. No vendor patch currently exists, so any organization that has placed these robots in offices, lobbies, demo labs, or research settings carries an unremediated integrity risk to AI-driven behavior. Leadership should treat this as a trust and physical-safety concern tied to what these devices say and do, not as a conventional data-breach exposure, and note that exploitation requires network adjacency to the robot.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: isolate Eilik and EilikO devices on a dedicated VLAN or guest network with no inbound access from user or corporate subnets, block the unauthenticated FastAPI administration service port at the perimeter, disable remote port-forwarding and unnecessary Wi-Fi connectivity, restrict devices to trusted LANs only, and monitor for unexpected model or configuration changes.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 50% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche consumer desktop companion robot, no enterprise footprint
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.6%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

50
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +49
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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